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On the other hand the number of persons living alone has
increased by 42% and the number of persons where two live
together has increased by 17%.
Twenty years ago 532 of the homes in London consisted
of dwellings with six or more rooms. To-day the percentage
has fallen to 35.
4% of the population of Hammersmith to-day are living
more than two persons per room. Twenty years ago the percentage
was 10.
Expectation of Life.
During recent years an extraordinary change has taken
place in the health and well being of the average man and his
family and many diseases which once were rampant are now
either under control or well on their way towards control. We
now enjoy a much higher standard of living-more abundant
and better food, housing, clothing, educational and recreational
facilities. One way to illustrate this progress is by examining
the increase in our expectation of life. Assessment of the
expectation of life of any group of people must of necessity be
only guesswork, but to the best of my ability I have prepared
a table which gives an idea of the normal chances of a man in
Hammersmith, in Japan, in America and elsewhere and even
among some of the various tribes of Eskimos.
Here it is:—